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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NickBri on 9/16/2023 & rated 95 points: Very honeyed and spice-racked. Some toastiness and only mild viscosity. Crunchy green apples and complexity. Picked it as a Chardonnay at first... (432 views) | | | Tasted by Oenovice on 11/27/2022 flawed bottle: Oxidised. (543 views) | | | Tasted by marcellonegro on 12/31/2019 & rated 90 points: Honey and concentrated jam. (766 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff7777 on 11/10/2019: Great wine. Terrible cork. Fruit completely stripped by TCA. Dead. (899 views) | | | Tasted by rmarkey on 12/19/2015 & rated 97 points: Excellent, classic, 10.6% alcohol.
Colour: green tinged light golden hues, very clear and bright
Bouquet: citrus, some soapy character, nutty
Palate: citrus, rich fruit still, some passion fruit and feijoada, full bodied long clean acid finish. amazingly fresh fruit for age. Toasty character indicated on label not evident.
December 2016 (2035 views) | | | Tasted by rmarkey on 6/13/2015 & rated 95 points: Excellent, brilliant and classic, really opens out well after a couple of hours breathing out of the the fridge. 11.6% alc.
Colour: dark yellow
Bouquet: intense and rich citrus, with honeyed overtones
Palate: as bouquet, full bodied, but very fresh, with good long clean acid finish. Interestingly the finish gets longer with breathing. Great mouth feels, with luscious creamy texture.
June 2015 (1901 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 4/1/2015 flawed bottle: Coravin fun - 2014 Christmas remainders + (My place, parramatta, sydney): Weeping cork. From Coravin. Medium minus intensity aromas of wet socks, slight meaty and musty notes over toast and honey…in the mouth the wine has high intensity searing acidity with very muted flavours of lime, honey, cream but really quite tart and finishes with some soggy dampness. Short and out of condition. Hmm. FLAW on this and the previous basis. (2093 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/25/2014: Christmas Day 2014 (My place, parramatta, sydney): From Coravin. Slight citrus, honey, quite muted, and slight volatile notes. In the mouth the wine is quite sour but with honey notes. I suspect it is past its best and get's more vegetal with time. Not sure what to do with this one. (2131 views) | | | Tasted by dan_smee on 7/13/2012 & rated 92 points: Nice aged sem. The wine was deep golden, which indicated some slightly premature ageing, as previous bottles had been much more stable. Still, a delicious wine. (2601 views) | | | Tasted by saturnaisland on 7/13/2011 & rated 90 points: Flavours of bottled lemon juice from concentrate with hints of honey and toast. Very clean; good acidity. Needed about an hour to open up. Interesting wine. (1963 views) | | | Tasted by cybergod on 5/1/2010 & rated 88 points: Very interesting. Extremely dry and steely. Grassy and Metallic, very clean. Toast and honey, but without a single hint of sweetness. Last tasted Summer 2003 (2038 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 2/2/2006 & rated 89 points: From Magnum - Youthful and closed, not showing much secondary development as yet. A bit of acid yet to integrate but otherwise good structure. Has a very long life ahead of it in magnum format. (2817 views) | | | Tasted by serialmonkey on 8/5/2005 & rated 91 points: Classy as always. This bottle perhaps a touch past it's prime with the fruit being a little dull mid-palette. Everything else about this wine was impressive as always though. Toasty and butterscotch on the palette and that nice comforting "pong" on the nose. Probably should have drunk a month or two earlier - but can't complain. Interestingly enough, as with the 95 we had last year, the cork absolutely disintergrated when we tried to open. (3653 views) | | | Tasted by Russell Faulkner on 6/14/2005: Tyrrell's Vat 1 Vertical (Bentley Hotel, London): Better than 1997, but a similar style,slightly sweeter (was botrytis affected) but only slightly. (3861 views) | | | Tasted by TGHaddon on 11/10/2004: Rather more muted nose than 1997, simpler combination of lemon curd and toast and lacking intensity. Much more happening on the palate, lemon with a creamy edge, has the strong acidity again. Seems a lot simpler than the 1997, but has more impressive length. Finishes quite austere with an almost chalky character.
This was Bruce's favourite and I think there is potential, the wine picked up more weight with some air and may just be in a slightly awkward stage. Also apparently there was a little botrytis in this vintage, but it didn't make itself readily apparent. (2308 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 4/5/2004: NobleRottersSydney - Hunter Valley (+Steliano Cusmiani, Bimbadgen) (Lucio's, Paddington): Straw-coloured. A very raw green nose compared to the two older wines, this even displays distinct asparagus aromas. Very much at an awkward age, there’s acid a–plenty, but everything’s rather unintegrated at the moment. Good wine, but come back later. (1910 views) |
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Nothing is great unless it is good The Tyrrell family wine story
2008 marks the 150th anniversary of our family’s arrival in Pokolbin to commence its future in the Australian wine industry. 150 years of one family with a constant base and industry in which it operates is a rarity in the country. We Tyrrells have been on our vineyard for two thirds of Australia’s modern history. The motto of ‘nothing is great unless it is good’ came with my great grandfather from England and has been a guiding beacon for the family through the 150 years. It has been and will be the basis of all we do.
We have passed many milestones along the way, with the past 50 years contributing the most. The introduction of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to the modern Australian industry, our expansion outside our beloved Hunter Valley to Mclaren Vale, Limestone Coast and Heathcote, and the championing of the introduction Semillon variety from the Hunter are, to me, the outstanding achievements.
The Heathcote move will see us at the forefront of the development of what I believe will be the next great Shiraz area of Australia; one that will rival and then surpass the Barossa and Mclaren Vale.
Hunter Semillon has provided us with the rare opportunity to work with one of the truly unique wine styles of the world and I trust that in my lifetime it will be recognized worldwide for its great quality.
The continuation of Tyrrell’s Wines as a family business for another 150 years, at least, is my greatest dream. Family businesses always have a longer term view of the world, its operation and its people. It is from the family businesses that the innovation and leadership required by the wine industry, nationally and locally, will come. Wine is forever in our blood and in our dreams.
Pauline and I will probably not see the 200th anniversary of Tyrrell’s but the future of it will be in safe hands. Our three children Jane, John and Christopher, will have created their own part of our family’s history and tradition.
M. Bruce Tyrrell AM
Managing Director
Tyrrell’s Wines
Established in 1858 by English immigrant Edward Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s Wines is one of Australia’s pre-eminent family owned wine companies with vineyards extending from their historic home in the Hunter Valley to the Limestone Coast (SA) and Heathcote (VIC).
Headed up by fourth generation family member Bruce Tyrrell, Tyrrell’s is home to some of Australia’s most awarded wines including the iconic Vat 1 Semillon. Since 1971, Tyrrell’s has been awarded over 5,000 trophies and medals and in 2010 was named “Winery of the Year” in James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion.
With the fifth generation, Chris, Jane and John, involved in the business, Tyrrell’s will continue to remain family owned with the simple philosophy of producing high quality wine that people love to drink.
Philosophy
My great grandfather arrived in Pokolbin in 1858 and took up a concessional allotment of 320 acres. This marks the start of over 150 years of the Tyrrell’s being a constant in both the Hunter Valley and Australian wine industries. The motto he brought with him from England “nothing is great unless it is good”, remains as a guiding beacon of what we have been, what we are and what we will be in the future.
The past 50 years has been an era of growth and innovation. We have purchased, or leased many of the great vineyard blocks of the Hunter, introduced chardonnay and pinot noir to the modern Australian wine industry and have been lucky enough to work with Hunter semillon - one of the truly unique wines of the world. Hunter semillon has been the obsession of my generation and it is wonderful to now see international acceptance of the greatness and unique quality of this wine.
When I joined the business full time in 1974, we were a small winery with 95% of the business being at Cellar Door and having made about three export sales; one each to the USA, UK and Sweden. Today, we are a medium sized family business with vineyards in the Hunter Valley, Limestone Coast and Heathcote, and export to more than 50 countries around the world.
The two great developments of the last 20 years have been the selection of the land for our vineyard in Heathcote in Victoria; an area which, I believe, will join the front rank of great quality region in Australia. In the past four years, we have identified the six vineyard blocks that we have which are greater than 100 years old and when the quality was good enough, produced and bottled them as stand alone wines. These are amongst the rarest vineyards in the world.
It is the wish of the current generation that the family goes on for at least another 150 years. Without family business our economy would lack length of vision for the future and the long term commitment to quality and innovation.
We are proud to be a member of the Australia’s First Families of Wine as we all share the same long term vision of the Australian wine industry.
M. Bruce Tyrrell AM
Managing Director
Our Home
The Hunter Valley is one of Australia's premier wine growing regions and takes in an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. It is bordered by mountain ranges, all of which are part of the Hunter River system catchment. The upper Hunter (around Scone, Murrurundi and Merriwa) is undulating country while the lower Hunter (Maitland, Cessnock) is reasonably flat country, some of which lies in the flood plains of the Hunter, Paterson and Williams Rivers. Much of the economy in the Hunter region is based upon mining, light industry, steel production and agriculture.
Only a two hour drive north of Sydney, a car is recommended if you plan on exploring the Hunter Valley during your stay. Cessnock is the southern gateway to the Hunter Valley wine region. Pokolbin is located about six kilometres west of Cessnock and is the major centre in the region. With plenty of beautiful accommodation, restaurants and live entertainment, it is the perfect location for a weekend getaway.
Tyrrell’s Wines manage a large number of vineyards throughout the Hunter Valley in NSW, totaling just over 500 acres. The majority of the plantings are semillon and shiraz, for which the region is renowned. The winery is based in Pokolbin and is the home of Tyrrell’s Wines, with the original slab hut built in 1858 still standing. The Cellar Door is located at the same address and is open seven days a week with daily winery tours operating at 10.30am.
Our Vineyards
Building upon their inheritance of just 60 acres to 900 acres today, Tyrrell’s premium vineyards extend from their historic home in the Hunter Valley to other distinguished grape growing regions of Australia including Heathcote in Victoria and the Limestone Coast in South Australia.
Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1THE STORY Langtons VII classification Outstanding
First vintaged in 1963 and originally called Hunter River Riesling, the now Vat 1 Semillon originates from the dry-grown Short Flat Vineyard, with vines dating back to 1923. Early picked, stainless steel fermented and aged on lees for up to 10 weeks, this wine is the classic reference point for a Hunter Valley semillon. It is typically quite tight and lemony when young, with clean, steely backbone. With age it develops a golden colour, honeyed, straw aromas and a soft, immensely complex and flavoursome palate.
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